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Recent Examples of jackknife
Some model year 2016 through 2020 Nissan Rogue and 2017 through 2022 Rogue Sports, have jackknife-style keys – the type in which the metal blade of the key flips out from within a plastic key fob.
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Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023
Valdez carved through the Philadelphia Phillies’ lineup with hard sinkers and jackknife curveballs, evening the World Series with a 5-2 victory that was out of his grasp last fall.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
All told, the Antidote is a one-board jackknife for advanced riders who like to ride fast and take chances.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
The extremely limited-run beer is limited to 200 bottles, sold as survival kits that include a solar blanket, paracord, and Swiss Army jackknife.
—Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2018
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Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023
Valdez carved through the Philadelphia Phillies’ lineup with hard sinkers and jackknife curveballs, evening the World Series with a 5-2 victory that was out of his grasp last fall.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
All told, the Antidote is a one-board jackknife for advanced riders who like to ride fast and take chances.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
The extremely limited-run beer is limited to 200 bottles, sold as survival kits that include a solar blanket, paracord, and Swiss Army jackknife.
—Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackknife
Noun
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The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) routinely confiscates a variety of objects from passengers, from pocketknives to high-end electronics.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The researchers found that instead of hopping with just their feet breaking the surface, as older studies had described anecdotally, the frogs were actually doing a series of belly flops—sinking for a fraction of a second and then kicking themselves upward with each jump.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
30 Jan. 2025
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Buster the yellow Lab is a thicc fella who can stop, but will not stop, gleefully belly flopping into his swimming pool despite the increasingly helpless and desperately profane protestations of his mother.—
Julie Klausner,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
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The prosecution’s most important piece of evidence is a DNA sample taken from a knife sheath left at the crime scene.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Police say Nodar then went to the bathroom and grabbed a folding knife before coming back and stabbing Matos in the head.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Everton built a move that ended with Beto testing Andre Onana with a header.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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In the 77th minute Mater Dei’s Ayden Romero got off a header about five yards in front of the goal off of a throw, but the soft shot was caught by Stillwell.—
Lou Ponsi,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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After an intense, one-shot fight scene through Josie’s Bar, Matt and Bullseye make their way to the roof, while Matt is covered in daggers and using his super-senses to listen to Foggy’s fading heartbeat.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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However, before West Virginia could get any closer Van Lith delivered the dagger with a smooth layup in the paint and then a pull up 3-pointer as TCU led 65-43 with 4:12 remaining.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2025
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The drop had less to do with Kinder’s Q4 report (which was a lot more good than bad) and more to do with the fact that KMI shares had roughly doubled for the year heading into it.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The collaboration features multiple chapters, with the superstar unveiling more items with each drop.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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One thing leads to another, and as is common with such hedonistic reunions among longtime buddies, somebody ends up with a switchblade in their neck.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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Now's Inaugural Fundraising Evening in L.A., Scout Willis wore a silky white slip dress with off-the-shoulder sleeves by L’Agence.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Kate Moss and Lila Moss are the truest purveyors of mother-daughter style: Whether in matching, maximalist furry coats, on the front rows, coordinating at the Met Gala, or donning similarly slinky, ’90s slip dresses.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Jackknife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackknife. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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